Dômes loop (cycling)
Start: Olby
For a lovely cycle-touring ride or a properly tough tour of the Chaîne des Puys
- Distance
- 82.7 km
- Elevation gain
- +1433 m
- Elevation loss
- -1434 m
- Duration
- 4 h 30 min
Route on the map
Base map © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA): route licensed under ETALAB-2.0 via PNR des Volcans d'Auvergne.
The feel of the route
On the programme, this circuit takes you along the Sioule valley, with panoramic views of the Puys or of the Clermont area, over two passes (Puy de Côme and Col de Ceyssat). You will ride at the foot of the legendary Puy de Dôme and also of the Puy de Côme, the Puy des Gouttes, the Petit Sarcoui...
The route in detail
The route is described starting from Olby, but you can just as easily start from the car park of the Puy de Dôme panoramic train, the Col de Ceyssat, Pontgibaud, Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel, Chapdes-Beaufort, Chambois...
In pictures
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Start: Parking de la D576 en direction de Beauregard
- 14.6 km
- +487 m
- 4 h
On foot
On footFrom the marsh to the lava flow
Start: Au pied Est du Rey de St-Pierre, près du passage à niveau.
- 7.5 km
- +139 m
- 2 h